Since so much time has passed since the Moto 360 came into my life (including the release of its successor the Moto 360-2 and the Moto 360 S...

Saturday, April 1, 2017

[News] The Samsung Galaxy S8 (and S8 Plus) are here

So the moment we've all been waiting for has come - the newest flagships from Samsung have been announced, and are available for pre-order on all carriers as of now. Let's dive into the nuts and bolts, and then we'll have a few other resources for you to check out if you are considering making a Galaxy your next mobile device.

Now that that's out of the way, let's talk about pricing - here's another handy chart:

Carrier
full retail price

Galaxy S8

Galaxy S8 Plus

Verizon

$720

$840

AT&T

$750

$850

T-Mobile

$750

$850

Sprint

$750

$850

Best Buy

"up to $100
savings"

"up to $100
savings"

*Best Buy promo good

for Verizon, Sprint, AT&T
only

Both Sean P. and I have had a bit of hands on time with the retail units in stores, and will have some more thoughts on a podcast in the next day or two. In the mean time, check out the full specs from GSMArena here. Check out the Verge's recap of their 6 biggest announcements from the Samsung Unpacked event here. The Verge has a bunch of other coverage (like, a ton) so if you are starving for literally all the news, check that out. Not a reader? Check out this 5 minute (and somewhat loud) video from the chaps over at Droid-Life who got a bit of hands on time at Unpacked as well

Last, but certainly not least, check out these couple quick photos I snapped of both the Galaxy S8 and the S8 Plus, as compared to my Google Pixel XL. I must say, at first blush, these are some really great looking phones.

Stay tuned for more coverage from Silicon Theory. We have a S8 Plus on order, and a full review is coming as soon as we get it in hand.